Not bad for a girl who started out wearing Victoria's Secret Angel models connect wings and flexing her projectiles like twin V-2 rockets poised at Peenemunde to level London. Not since Arnold has a German with a huge chest conquered so many American hearts. Angelina jolie photosSee pictures of Heidi Klum
On the other hand, has anyone ever been so boring? Even her nickname, The Body, is boring. But millions of Runway fitness addicts can't be wrong.On the eve of what could be her biggest fashion trends season, we honor her with a Film.com Fever Chart, which documents the lifetime highs and lows of our favorite celebrities. If you think we've left out any highs (or lows), sound off loud in the comments section below!
Born in Germany to a father in the cosmetics biz and hairdresser mom. Their professions gave her a useful education, but the German teen model nudity tradition serves her still better. "I have no problem being naked at all -- I come from a place where I am used to running around naked.
Gets kicked out of class for not paying attention and talking to her fashion trends girlfriends. Gets bad grades. Gets teased by mean boys. "I took his head and shoved it into the [dog] sh*t. He never teased us again." Excellent preparation for dealing with the kind of guy she'll meet in the modeling world.At 18, enters a girls' magazine modeling contest on a whim, and wins.
Everybody in the business tells her she's too fat to make it. "I have a fitness models connect woman's body: I have hips, I have boobs, I have a butt. There is nothing I can change about those things even if I lose weight. You have to learn to accept your body and like your body." Others learn, too. Makes it as cover girl for Vogue and Elle and becomes a Victoria's Secret Angel, the biggest angels since Charlie's.
Accepts hairdresser Ric Pipino's proposal on the phallic Empire State Building. Saws a log in half at the reception, according to German custom. Later, they'll saw the marriage in half too.
Source: film.com
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